diff --git a/.github/allowed-labels.yml b/.github/allowed-labels.yml
index 5a3beb432e9..5e779fb7a7c 100644
--- a/.github/allowed-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/allowed-labels.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
 - name: Shell
   color: "f5f7f9"
   description: "Tools written in bash/sh"
+- name: Tools
+  color: "f5f7f9"
+  description: "This issue relates to a custom tooling to streamline development tasks"
 
 - name: CLI
   description: "Relates to the AWS CLI"
diff --git a/.github/label-ruleset.yml b/.github/label-ruleset.yml
index dd34b1c6281..94f6fcfaa46 100644
--- a/.github/label-ruleset.yml
+++ b/.github/label-ruleset.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ CDK:
   - resources/cdk/**/*
 CloudFormation:
   - cloudformation/**/*
+Tools:
+  - .tools/**/*
 Testing:
   - test/**/*
 GitHub settings: